2013 Southern Jaguars football team

The 2013 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars were led by first year head coach Dawson Odums, who was made the new head coach he served serving as interim head coach for the final nine games of the previous season.[1] The Jaguars played their home games at Ace W. Mumford Stadium and were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Jaguars finished the season with a 9–4 record, as West Division Champions and with a victory over Jackson State in the SWAC Championship Game.[2]

2013 Southern Jaguars football
SWAC champion
SWAC West Division champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
2013 record9–4 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coachDawson Odums (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorChennis Berry (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorChad Germany (2nd season)
Home stadiumAce W. Mumford Stadium
(Capacity: 28,500)
2013 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Jackson State xy  8 –1     8 –4  
Alcorn State  7 –2     9 –3  
Alabama State*  7 –2     8 –4  
Alabama A&M  4 –5     4 –8  
Mississippi Valley State*  2 –7     2 –9  
West
Southern xy$  7 –2     9 –4  
Prairie View A&M  5 –4     6 –6  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  2 –7     2 –9  
Texas Southern*  2 –7     2 –9  
Grambling State  1 –8     1 –11  
Championship: Southern 34, Jackson State 27 2OT
December 7, 2013
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Texas Southern was ineligible for the SWAC Championship due to failing to fulfill NCAA graduation rate requirement (2012), repeated infractions, and lying to NCAA about self-imposed restrictions (2013 & 2014)
    • Alabama State and Mississippi Valley State were ineligible for the SWAC Championship due to Academic Progress Rate sanctions, pending appeal
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Media

All Southern Jaguars football games were broadcast on KQXL-FM 106.5 with Chris Powers (play-by-play), Gerald Kimble (analyst), and Eric Randall (sideline) calling the Jaguar Action. All home games will also been televised tape delayed by Cox Sports, usually on Sunday nights.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:30 PMat Houston*
ESPN3L 13–6226,205
September 76:00 PMat Northwestern State*
L 14–5514,873
September 146:00 PMPrairie View A&M
CST^W 62–59 2OT14,586
September 211:00 PMat Mississippi Valley State
W 17–73,986
September 286:00 PMJackson State
  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (Boombox Classic)
CST^L 14–1930,816
October 126:00 PMAlabama A&M
  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
CST^W 20–17 OT15,815
October 192:30 PMat Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 29–2111,059
October 265:30 PMAlcorn State
  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
CST^L 38–44 OT27,102
November 18:00 PMat Texas Southern
  • BBVA Compass Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CSNH^W 31–246,406
November 96:00 PMat Alabama State
W 31–2815,143
November 166:00 PMClark Atlanta*
  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
CST^W 53–012,217
November 301:30 PMvs. Grambling State
NBCW 40–1747,385
December 71:00 PMvs. Jackson State
ESPNUW 34–27 2OT38,985

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^Games will air on a tape delayed basis

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References
  1. "Dawson Odoms is the New Head Coach at Southern". WAFB. Baton Rouge, LA. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  2. "Southern defeats Jackson St, 34–27 in 2 OT". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  3. Iles, Trey (January 15, 2013). "Southern University Football Will Begin 2013 Season at Houston". The Times-Picayune. New Orleans. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
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